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Wamba

630 - 688

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Wamba (Medieval Latin: VVamba, Vamba, Wamba; c. 630 – 687/688) was the king of the Visigoths from 672 to 680. During his reign, the Visigothic kingdom encompassed all of Hispania and part of southern Gaul known as Septimania. According to Herwig Wolfram, Wamba means "big paunch" in Gothic (like German: "Wampe", cognate to English "womb") and may have been a nickname. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wamba is the 5,520th most popular politician (down from 3,593rd in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 85th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Wamba is most famous for its annual Wamba Cultural Festival, which attracts more than 3,000 visitors annually.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wamba ranks 5,520 out of 19,576. Before him are Pausanias of Orestis, Hannibalianus, Francesco Crispi, Siemowit, Iry-Hor, and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. After him are Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Şah Sultan, Li Qiang, Kim Jong-pil, Bolesław II the Generous, and Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 630, Wamba ranks 7. Before him are Pope Conon, Constans II, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Sigebert III, and Di Renjie. After him are Anastasius Sinaita, and Fausta. Among people deceased in 688, Wamba ranks 2. Before him is Abd Allah ibn Abbas. After him are Perctarit, Kusaila, and Berthar.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Wamba ranks 121 out of 633. Before him are Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360), Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793), Afonso, Prince of Portugal (1475), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885), and José Saraiva Martins (1932). After him are Isabel of Coimbra (1432), Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (1521), Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1392), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Eleanor of Viseu (1458), and Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza (1800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Wamba ranks 66. Before him are Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), John, Constable of Portugal (1400), Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360), Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793), and Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885). After him are Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1392), Eleanor of Viseu (1458), António Ramalho Eanes (1935), Américo Tomás (1894), Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538), and Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1040).

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